Bearing.



PATENTZJD FEB: 6, 1906.

C. GLOVER,

BEARING. APPLICATION FILED 001210, 1005.

mum-Um mum M J m M M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES GLOVER, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONN ECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO CORBIN SCREW CORPORATION, OF NEW TIQN OF CONNECTICUT.

BRITAIN; CONNECTICUT, A CORPORA- BEARING.

Specification pill-otter: Patent.

' Appliliation filed October Ill), 1905- Berial No. 282,145.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906' 'To all whom; it maly concermj Be it known that I, OHARLEs' GL VER, a

7 citizen of the United States, residing at'New.

Britain, county .of Hartford, Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in- Bearings, of Whichthe follownular bearing-rings, the smaller one revolving Within the other on a se'riesof balls which 1 is the outer are separated by trough-like pieces of metal of a special design.

Figure 1 an end viewof abearing embodying my invention. Fi 2 a section on the plane of the linaX X,. i 1. .F' 3 isa side view of a trou h-shape piece 0 metal for separating the balls. Fig. 4 shows the stamped piece of metal for forming the separator shown in Fi 3.

earing-rill whichmay be secured in the hub of a wheel-7Q is the inner bearing-ring, inwhicha shaft may be held. Both rmgs are sli htly grooved.

.3 3 are the' bal? volves. v

4 represents trough-shaped pieces of metal a s upon which the ring 2 refor separating the balls and also forholding grease for lubricatin the balls. The separator 4 is stamped from a lank of sheet metal with its ends as shown at 5 and 6. It will be seen thatbyhavingthe ends formed in this way they are adapted when formed into a, semi tube ortrough to be held in place between the balls.

- In assembling, the balls are all put be- I tween the bearing-ring and shaft-ring, and then the separators are placed between the balls one at a time. Being formed of spring metal the will readily slip in place, but may be as easi y removed.

What I claim is I 1 A bearing having an outer grooved ring, an inner grooved rin balls therein, and trough-shaped pieces 0 sheet metal for separating the balls.

2. A bearing having an outer grooved ring,

aninner grooved rin balls therein, and trough-sha ed pieces 0 sheet metal for separating the 'alls, having recesses 5 and 6.

3. A bearing comprlsing an outer grooved ring, an inner grooved ring, a series of balls located between said rings, and a series'of sheet-metal se arators or-spacers located between said ba Is, the sides of the separators being yielding to permit insertion and removal.

. CHARLES GLOVER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM V. COLLINs, LAURA M. BRAMAN. 

